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Heather Pringle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AFRL\u2019s Vanguard programs target transformational science and technology components and integrated systems that can demonstrate leap-ahead capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three ongoing Vanguard efforts are Navigation Technology Satellite-3, Skyborg and Golden Horde. NTS-3 is an experimental<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2019\/12\/31\/more-than-a-testbed-how-an-experimental-satellite-will-help-the-war-fighter\/\"> position, navigation and timing satellite<\/a> that will inform the design of future GPS satellites while providing additional capabilities to the war fighter on orbit. The Skyborg program is building <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2020\/12\/07\/these-three-companies-will-build-prototypes-for-the-air-forces-skyborg-drone\/\">a family of artificial intelligence-enabled drones<\/a> that can serve as wingmen. The Golden Horde is developing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/02\/04\/air-forces-golden-horde-swarming-munitions-program-to-get-a-second-chance-this-month\/\">a swarm of networked munitions<\/a> that can autonomously attack multiple targets simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AFRL wants to accelerate development of these three designated Vanguard programs while adding more in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI look forward to keeping this pipeline moving and energized with a steady flow of Vanguards coming and going,\u201d Pringle said Feb. 24 during the Air Force Association\u2019s  virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt any given time in the coming years or in the future, we could have three to six Vanguards,\u201d she continued. \u201cSo I\u2019m really looking forward to the time when we have the pipeline greased so that we can add new Vanguards, or that we get to the point where we have failed fast or graduated some of the other ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In regards to accelerating development, Pringle pointed specifically to Skyborg, which she described as being in the \u201ccrawl stage\u201d of development, not the \u201cwalk or run stage.\u201d While the program won\u2019t be a fully formed capability anytime soon, she said, AFRL will begin flying and testing the various component capabilities in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pringle added that the Golden Horde program is making strides. 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